Polly's Pointers readers share home hints and tips
Dear Polly features practical advice from readers on neighborly manners door etiquette playpens for dogs cleaning window shades and organizing sewing machines. Suggestions include a one ring doorbell rule a pet playpen setup and labeling sewing machine fronts to avoid handling.
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Bridge hand description from Jacoby’s West North
Bridge deal excerpt shows West North with KJ15 in spades and 109863 in clubs, East with K 107 Q 1086 31095, South with 742 and 63, North with AKQJ and AKQT2. Vulnerable play begins with a Pass and a five level overcall. Declarer and defender positions implied.
Familiar Terms From Crossword Style Clues
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Nail Driving Tips from A Handy Guide
Practical advice for better hammering and nailing. It covers clinching methods for rough work, drilling guide holes, starting nails, choosing nails by wood type, using nail aprons, and finishing methods to reduce splitting and denting. It emphasizes controlled strokes, proper alignment, and leverage for easier removals.
Creative privacy fence ideas and home tips from a reader
A reader offers affordable privacy fence options including basket weave and louvered designs, plus planting ideas to soften lines. Tips cover horizontal board fences, decorative patios with cement bases, and converting a carved mahogany newel post into a lamp with personalized motifs.
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Vivian Brown
All Fifty-two Cards: Contract Play Scenarios
The article reviews Marshall Miles' book All Fifty-two Cards and explains play options for five hearts. It analyzes how to handle trump breaks, ruffing, and finesses to guarantee contract success under favorable and unfavorable distributions.
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Bridge bidding puzzle with two hearts response
In a bridge problem South holds 4AQ87 and 32 high cards after 1NT by North and double by East. With 13 points and partner showing no interest in majors after a double, pass is suggested. If partner jumps to two hearts after the double, reassess and consider pass or alternative bid per context.
Get Yours Now Bridge Books Offered by The Herald
The Herald lists remaining titles to aid bridge players, noting Jacoby's new book is 50 cents in store or 60 cents by mail.
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Comics Code Evolution Through the 1950s
The 1948 formation of the Association of Comics Magazine Publishers set a code barring sexy or violent content. In 1954 the Comics Magazine Association of America formed and banned torture and glorification of crime while demanding virtue triumphs in stories.
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Comics Magazine Association of America
Handbags Seen as Both Fashion and Hazard
A newspaper note notes that large handsome handbags, while fashionable, can become bruising weapons if carried carelessly, advising cautious use in public spaces.
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